IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans names Kane Williamson’s substitute for the rest season

Gujarat Titans (GT) batter Kane Williamson will pass over the rest of the IPL 2023 because of a knee harm he had sustained within the opening sport of the event, towards Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) in Ahmedabad on March 31.

Williamson has returned to New Zealand and will probably be observed via related clinical experts to determine a remedy plan, in step with NZC.

“It’s unhappy to lose Kane to harm so early within the event. We want him a rapid restoration, with the hope of seeing him in motion very quickly,” GT’s director of cricket Vikram Solanki, mentioned in his reliable observation.

On Tuesday (April 4) night time, the Gujarat control named Dasun Shanaka as an alternative for injured Williamson.

Shanaka, the Sri Lankan captain for white-ball cricket, is a dynamic all-rounder who can bat within the center order and bowl right-arm seam. Within the fresh T20I collection towards India, Shanaka scored 124 runs in 3 innings at a strike charge of 187 and a mean of 62.00. He was once additionally Sri Lanka’s absolute best run-scorer within the next ODI collection, with 121 runs in 3 innings.

Shanaka has been signed via GT for his base worth of INR 50 lakh, and this will probably be his debut season within the IPL.